Who can guess where we're off to today? 😁✈️

Starting from the beginning (sort of) - our first "proper" stop on our recent road trip was Durham! Somewhere we've passed through on the train countless times, and always said "we really need to stop here some time". Well we finally did, but only along the river - and look at those reflections!! 😍

Hiya! It's been a *very* busy month for us, hence the radio silence! We've been road tripping around the UK to a wedding, packing in as many places, friends & family as possible on the way. Hard to know where to start, so I'm going straight to the furthest south point of the trip - Beachy Head. 🌊❤️🤍

Bit of ska for your Sunday... in an unexpected form! 💫 This chequered lighthouse is in Port Glasgow - not somewhere most people would think about going. Goes to show anywhere can be full of surprises. Sharing two edits as I really like the black & white, too! #Scotland #VisitScotland #Photography

A classic Orkney view... and one that I will never tire of, no matter how many times I visit. 📌 Ring of Brodgar #TravelAddicts #Orkney #VisitOrkney #Travel

Ozzy Osbourne coming back after 20 years to do a final farewell show with the band, using it to raise £140m for charity, and then promptly dying... rock n' roll right to the very end. 🖤

We've just returned from Orkney, and I truly can't decide whether the highlight was showing Ash's folks our favourite places, seeing puffins reeaalll close on Westray, exploring endless empty beaches on Sanday, or enjoying a walk through Stromness in the sunshine. 🥰 #TravelAddicts #Orkney #Scotland

*NEW POST 🚨* Overtourism is a hot topic right now, and this is a post I'm really proud of - talking about how we can tackle some of the issues of overtourism through our behaviour & our choices, as well as how we promote the places we talk about. #TravelAddicts anorcadianabroad.com/2025/06/22/s...

A year ago today this gorgeous girlie came home with us. 🥰 Full of mischief, love, and most of all, she's an excellent companion and friend. ❤️ Here's to many more years of adventures with you, Bonnie. 🐶 #dogsofbluesky

10 years ago we landed in Australia for what we thought would be just over 6 months. 5 days in, all our plans went awry & 14 months later we finally left! We lived in Brisbane for 6 months, road tripped the east coast, got engaged, and made friends for life. Wouldn't change any of it! #TravelAddicts

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Well done Canada! Knew you were one of my favourite countries for a reason. 🍁

Big fan of Ghent! 🇧🇪

Awful news from Vancouver. Thinking of everyone affected and hoping all my friends there are safe. 💔

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

I've been so busy this month that I haven't had time to post on here. Neglecting social media a bit at the moment, but it's tough keeping up with it when *gestures at everything going on*... Anyway here are some cherry blossoms from today, as I also haven't had time to check them out in Edinburgh.

Today I mostly took photos of ceilings. This is Mount Stuart, one of the most ostentatious displays of wealth I've ever seen, and absolutely captivating. A very underrated gem in Scotland. #TravelAddicts #photography

We're over on Bute for the weekend - and we've already checked out the main attraction in Rothesay. 🤣 It's not often I'd recommend toilets, but it's actually worth it! However you do have to check out the men's (just make sure no one's in there 😂) as sadly the women's are boring. Like most toilets!

In the midst of planning a trip to Switzerland and getting a bit overwhelmed with our route. 😅 Unsurprisingly it's looking like a very expensive trip too! 😬

🌷 Spring is in the air for #TopTravelPics #TravelAddicts 💐 Let's see your Spring #Flowers! @sisbehaving.bsky.social @brittoswiss.bsky.social @tony-bookdirect.bsky.social 1. Edinburgh, Scotland 2. Vancouver, Canada 3. Horseshoe Bay, Canada 4. Himeji, Japan

Spent the weekend in a castle! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It was Bonnie's first birthday and first hotel stay - starting off strong so she'd better not get used to this. 🤣 (Oh and it was Ash's birthday too!)

What a fun day to work in travel! 😬

Lovely reflections at the Uath Lochans last weekend. 😍 Stopped here on a whim on our way through the Cairngorms and very glad we did.

What an absolute legend. 👏

Today we headed over to Loch Lomond for a wee walk. I tried to get a nice photo of Bonnie on the bonnie banks but this was the best I could get. 🤣 I did manage to get some photos of the Milarrochy Bay tree though. Could have sat there all afternoon if it hadn't turned baltic! Welcome to Scotland. 😂

So many of my favourite photos from Paris feature the Sacre Coeur. ❤️ There's just something about it! #Travel #TravelPhotography #TravelAddicts

Today marks TEN YEARS since we flew out to Asia on a one-way ticket. This was the start of a 19 month adventure travelling around the world - we spent 3 months of that backpacking through Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. I have so many great memories from this trip! 😍

This week I'm writing about Madrid, and I was actually pretty surprised by how much I liked it. I arrived feeling a bit jaded; I think I just felt citied out at this point. But luckily there wasn't much I wanted to do, so it was great to wander & relax - which Madrid is perfect for! #TravelAddicts

A brisk but lovely walk along St Andrews West Sands beach last weekend. 🐶 Scotland does some great beaches.

It's just occurred to me that I have now spent, almost exactly, half of my life away from Orkney. That feels very odd to say.

Well... that's different. 🤣

Ash & I have been together for 15 years today. Here's to many more adventures! ❤️🥰

Driving north today. ❄️

I bought this for my desk at work a couple of months ago... definitely sums up how I've been feeling this week! 😵‍💫 Here's to the weekend. 🥂

I'm late to the party but finally joining in with this week's #TopTravelPics #traveladdicts The theme is #yellow 💛 @thethoroughtripper.bsky.social @brittoswiss.bsky.social @velvetescape.bsky.social 1 - A Lisbon tram 2 - Kayaking in Canada 3 - A giant banana in Japan 4 - Sunflowers in Scotland

*NEW POST!* This was one of my favourite travel adventures last year - visiting a country that doesn't exist! 🤯 Transnistria is like stepping back in time to the Soviet era and it's fascinating. Read about the underground canteen I went to, and of course the ridiculous ride on a rusty ferris wheel!

Who else failed Wordle today? 🤬

Finishing my Transnistria post and being reminded of some of the weird and wacky things I saw there. 😂 a) A carpeted car. Literally! b) a coffee machine shaped like a teapot. c) The menu at Back In The USSR. "Fish don't have ears! LOL" 😂 d) Riding the most rusty ferris wheel you've ever seen. 😬

Couldn't have had a more perfect birthday! 😍🎈 Started with a hike into a valley (and a death-defying bus ride to get there too, so that ticks the adrenaline box), rewarded with drinks on a terrace in the sun with incredible views, and then this afternoon a change of pace in a fishing village. 🥰

Wowza!!! Madeira pulled out all the stops today. 😍😍 It was a risk booking a tour that included a sunset view, especially when it's me, but it paid off!! #Travel #TravelAddicts

Hello Funchal! 😍 We've had an amazing first day here and can't wait to explore more of Madeira tomorrow! Today has been full of gardens, views and painted doors. And something I'd forgotten exists - sunshine. ☀️ #Travel #TravelAddicts

What do you think about re-visiting places you don't like? I've been to Milan and Barcelona in the past couple of months in passing. I don't think my opinion of either of them has changed, but I wonder if it's ever worth giving places you didn't love a second chance? #TravelAddicts #Travel

*NEW POST!* I only had a couple of days in Romania in the end, so I only visited Bucharest - and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would! There was something I couldn't quite put my finger on though, and I've finally articulated my thoughts. 🤔 #TravelAddicts anorcadianabroad.com/2025/01/05/b...

Went to make a cup of tea. Realised I'd already made it. At least this time the tea is still warm. 😆

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAngles 📌 Shad Thames, London

I swear it takes longer to edit photos, add titles & alt text, and organise them into a blog post, than it takes to actually write the blog post. 😅 #travelblog

Sure am glad my phone camera chose the opportune moment to have a normal one - Edinburgh Castle lit up with the moon above. One of those moments I so wish I had my camera with me! Oh well, I suppose it's artistic... 🤣

2025 is off to a great start: watched a bunch of people swimming in the sea in mad costumes, met up with a couple that I met on the train to Moldova, went back to their friend's house for drinks and great chat, and then to top it all off we saw the northern lights!! 😍

I've already shared my 2024 blog post, but here are my top 5 highlights of 2024 in social media form! Starting with, obviously, Japan. Many of you know we were supposed to go in 2020 and it took us four years to finally get there! And boy, was it worth the wait. 😍 #TravelAddicts

Edinburgh's Hogmanay events are cancelled tonight which is such a shame for everyone who's travelled here for it. 🥺 Someone said it's not surprising as it's cancelled most years - people really do just say anything on the internet, don't they!! 🤣 (Apart from Covid, it was last cancelled in 2006!)